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Basildon road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2019, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (249), and casualties fell from 329.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,495 collisions in Basildon.

Collisions in 2019
240
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
310
Down 6% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2019

0.8% of collisions in Basildon in 2019 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6226%
  • Slight17673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6421%
  • Slight24479%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2019 is highlighted, with 240, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 240
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025252305
2024273344
2023227289
2022192246
2021203256
2020187232
2019240310
2018249329
2017293396
2016364487
2015389532
2014459624
2013383486
2012400539
2011356464
2010365463
2009404510
2008440583
2007484633
2006478636
2005480679
2004585765
2003589793
2002665887
2001637831
2000668938
1999604788
1998618833
1997658857
1996628831
1995654880
1994687935
1993611835
1992564726
1991553757
1990719923
1989721971
1988737966
1987645845
1986632809
1985588804
1984597794
1983558734
1982630804
1981616840
1980625818
1979588815

When and where crashes happen in Basildon in 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (17%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (11%)
  • February17 (7.1%)
  • March13 (5.4%)
  • April13 (5.4%)
  • May18 (7.5%)
  • June10 (4.2%)
  • July23 (9.6%)
  • August19 (7.9%)
  • September22 (9.2%)
  • October16 (6.7%)
  • November31 (13%)
  • December32 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (68%)
  • Wet or damp76 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph142 (59%)
  • 40 mph35 (15%)
  • 50 mph25 (10%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph32 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (28%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (60%)
  • Pedestrian48 (15%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2034 (11%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9%)
  • 26 to 3567 (22%)
  • 36 to 4546 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.5%)
  • Over 7514 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (65%)
  • Passenger59 (19%)
  • Pedestrian48 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Basildon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Basildon ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2019.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2019

Pitsea South East, Basildon, SS13 3BL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2019, with 20 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2019

The A176 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2019: 22, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA176223007
2ndA127193315
3rdB1464192207
4thA129141504
5thA132141503
6thA123591201
7thA13091601
8thB10078801
9thA1372004
10thA13216600
11thB14861001
12thA12451100
13thB10361100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2019

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 119.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2019

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2019: 53.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2019, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years